{"product_id":"god-time-four-views-9780830815517","title":"God \u0026 Time: Four Views","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe eternal God has created the universe. And that universe is time-bound.\u003c\/strong\u003e How can we best understand God's relationship with our time-bound universe? For example, does God experience each moment of time in succession or are all times present to God?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow we think of God and time has implications for our understanding of the nature of time, the creation of the universe, God's knowledge of the future, God's interaction with his creation and the fullness of God's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Spectrum Multiview volume, four notable philosophers skillfully take on this difficult topic--all writing from within a Christian framework yet contending for different views. Paul Helm argues that divine eternity should be construed as a state of absolute timelessness. Alan G. Padgett maintains that God's eternity is more plausibly to be understood as relative timelessness. William Lane Craig presents a hybrid view that combines timelessness with omnitemporality. And Nicholas Wolterstorff advocates a doctrine of unqualified divine temporality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach essay is followed by responses from the other three contributors and a final counter-response from the original essayist, making for a lively exchange of ideas. Editor Gregory E. Ganssle provides a helpful introduction to the debate and its significance. Together these five scholars conduct readers on a stimulating and mind-stretching journey into one of the most controversial and challenging areas of theology today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory E. Ganssle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 5.98w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830815517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/2001 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGanssle, Gregory E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Ganssle (PhD, Syracuse) is professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He is the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eA Reasonable God: Engaging the New Face of Atheism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThinking About God\u003c\/em\u003e, and he is the editor of \u003cem\u003eGod and Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelm, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePaul Helm is a teaching fellow in theology and philosophy at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. From 1993 to 2000 he taught as professor of the history and philosophy of religion at King's College, University of London. He has published numerous books and articles, including \u003cem\u003eEternal God: A Study of God Without Time\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 1988), \u003cem\u003eBelief Politics\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 1994) and \u003cem\u003eFaith and Understanding\u003c\/em\u003e (Eerdmans, 1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePadgett, Alan G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAlan G. Padgett (DPhil, Oxford University) is professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he serves as the chair of the history and theology division. His books include \u003cem\u003eChristianity and Western Thought\u003c\/em\u003e (volumes 2 and 3), \u003cem\u003eFaith and Reason: Three Views\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBut Is It All True? The Bible and the Question of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e. Previously, he was professor of theology and the philosophy of science at Azusa Pacific University, and he is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40890443071603,"sku":"9.78083E+12","price":31.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1e80a97c-0c3a-4eec-adf7-b4187dab80b1.jpg?v=1689772806","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/god-time-four-views-9780830815517","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}